According to the study Michigan had 16,785 same-sex couples who reported in 2010, a 9 percent increase over 2000 and 5.6 per 1,000 households overall. Sixty-nine percent of the same-sex couples were female and 21 percent were raising children. The city of Pleasant Ridge had the highest density, with 59.55 per 1,000.

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